Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 2, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Oct 21, 1999
What this page shows
Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Suzuki GSX1300R. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–11 of 11
Fuel system
Filed Dec 2, 2003
THE FUEL SCREENS IN THE '99 MODEL YEAR FUEL PUMP CLOG UP COMPLETELY CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE TO STALL. THE SCREEN ON MY BIKE WAS REMOVED BY MY LOCAL DEALER AT MY INSISTANCE AND COST AND WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY A COPPER COLORED RESIDUE. I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STALLING FOR THREE YEARS WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION BEFORE I DEMANDED THAT THE SCREEN BE REPLACED. THIS ISSUE IS INCORRECTLY ADDRESSED BY A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY SUZUKI. THE VOLUNTARY RECALL REPLACES THE SCREENS INSIDE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND THE SCREEN INSIDE THE TANK BUT NOT THE SCREEN INSIDE THE PUMP ITSELF. MY MOTORCYCLE CONTINUED TO STALL AFTER THE VOLUNTARY RECALL WAS PERFORMED. SUZUKI HAS TWICE REDESIGNED THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON FUTURE YEAR MODELS. *AK
NHTSA ID
10049057
Incident
Jul 24, 1999
Mileage
8,873 mi
Body & structure
Filed Apr 9, 2002
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF SUBFRAMES FAILING (BREAKING AT THE WELD) ON 1999 AND 2000 SUZUKI, HAYABUSA MOTORCYCLES. IN 2001 SUZUKI WENT TO STEEL SUBFRAMES RATHER THAN THE ALUMINUM SUBFRAMES OF THE EARLIER MODELS. SOME FAILURES HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. SUZUKI DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM FOR THE OWNERS OF 99 AND 00 YEAR MODELS.*AK
NHTSA ID
760454
Body & structure
Filed Apr 5, 2002
1 injury reported
I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE, BUT SOME OF MY FRIENDS HAVE. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THE REAR SUB-FRAME FAILURS. *AK
NHTSA ID
760311
Incident
Dec 12, 2001
Body & structure
Filed Apr 1, 2002
Crash reported
REAR ALUMINUM SUBFRAME HAS A HISTORY OF SPLITTING AT THE WELD POINTS. CAN BE REPLACED WITH STEEL SUBFRAME.*AK
NHTSA ID
760074
Body & structure
Filed Mar 29, 2002
A LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF THIS COMPONENT FAILING ON 1999 & 2000 MODELS HAS GENERATED MY CONCERN. FAILURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE 1999 AND SUZUKI HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM. OWNERS OF THESE MODEL YEARS SUZUKI GSX1300R MOTORCYCLES NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE SUBFRAME UNDER NORMAL USAGE. REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE THAT A UK BASED ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRM HAS EXAMINED THREE INDIVIDUAL SUBFRAMES FROM THESE MODEL YEAR GSX1300R'S AND PRONOUNCED THEM "NOT FIT FOR THEIR DESIGNATED PURPOSE". PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE ON BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE.*AK
NHTSA ID
759995
Body & structure
Filed Mar 28, 2002
SUZUKI GREAT BRITAIN PROVIDES FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE ALUMINUM SUBFRAME WITH A STEEL VERSION. I THINK SUZUKI USA SHOLD DO THE SAME. *AK
NHTSA ID
759915
Filed Mar 20, 2001
00 V 319 000/TENSION ADJUSTER SPRING: DEALER, HINDS MOTOR SPORT, LEWIS, OH; PHONE# 740/548-5448, BURNED UP CONSUMER'S MOTORCYCLE WHILE PERFORMING RECALL REPAIRS. CAN NHTSA ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
NHTSA ID
883589
Incident
Feb 9, 2001
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Aug 7, 2000
TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHING QUICKLY, AND IF BRAKING, IT WILL WILL BREAK THE MOTOR CASE. MOTORCYLCE HAS ONLY 2,000 MILES. IT WAS CHECKED AT 600 MILES. DEALER SHOWED CONSUMER AN ARTICLE ABOUT CHAINS STRETCHING. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, CONSUEMR HAS METAL PIECES STICKING OUT OF THE SEAT. CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEAELR & WAS TOLD TO BUY AN AFTERMARKET SEAT THAT THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH. *AK
NHTSA ID
867071
Incident
Feb 1, 2000
Engine
Filed Dec 29, 1999
DRIVE CHAIN SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING, TWO REPAIRS TO CHAIN SINCE OWNERSHIP, DUE TO POSSIBLE WEAK MATERIAL. MJS
NHTSA ID
550108
Incident
Nov 24, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 18, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE SLOWLY DRIVING ACROSS A PARKING LOT, WHEN INCREASING THE THROTTLE, MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. . *AK
NHTSA ID
852175
Incident
Oct 12, 1999
Filed Oct 21, 1999
LIGHT WEIGHT CHAIN KEEPS POPPING OFF.DEALER KEEPS REPLACING WITH SAME DESIGN OF CHAIN AND DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK
NHTSA ID
851338
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.